Stash monitoring

Quick spot check on the stash

New additions:
1000g Rowan Plaid - special offer, discontinued, couldn't resist
125g lace weight mohair
400g Artyarns merino
150g Mum's scarf yarn
800g variegated yarn

Total in: 2475g

Used or sold:
225g variegated alpaca/wool blend for Wicked
800g sold on ebay
100g kid mohair shawl

Total out: 1125g

Net: +1350g
Previous increase was +1800g
Year to date: +3150g
So the stash is still growing, albeit at a slower pace

I sold yarn on ebay for the first time. It wasn't particularly difficult, although more hassle than buying. It didn't raise much cash, but it's liberating to not feel guilty looking at yarns I know I won't use. It also creates more space!

How NYC am I?

I idly took another blogthings quiz. I'm a Londoner and reckon 68% is about right - I think that's roughly the percentage correlation between life in London and NY.

You Are 68% NYC

You are probably a real New Yorker, though there's a good chance you really live on Long Island.

How NYC Are You?

Fantastic pancakes

Fantastic home made ratatouille pancakes and chocolate brownies last night ladies! Mixed with a little wine and knitting, the perfect evening!

Scarf for Mum

Well, the dilemma over what to knit next didn't last long. Mum presented a partly knitted scarf and asked me to complete it. However, it looked very wide, and I called her to tell her that she would need more wool to get a good length, or alternatively, I could frog it, and knit the whole thing in a narrower version. She elected for the latter, so I frogged, re-skeined, washed and weighted the yarn.

The yarn is Sublime cashmere merino silk aran. It's very soft, but splitty. I started with my mother's metal straight needles, but quickly moved back to my old favourite, the Addi turbos. The tips are a bit blunt for handling splitty yarn, but they are very lightweight and manoeuvrable.

No real pattern, just the basic keyhole scarf in moss stitch.

Wicked is finished

My second FO of the year, and the fastest I have ever knit a garment. Cast on Monday 5th Feb and ready to wear on Friday 16th - a mere 11 days! Wicked had its first public outing last night, and was admired (possibly because all present knew I had knitted it myself).

I definitely plan to make another, but would make a few fit alterations. The neckline is a little loose, so I'd use a smaller needle for the ribbing. It's a bit pouchy along the raglan, and I'm trying to work out how to improve it. I thought perhaps I should have some of the underarm stitches grafted to the body. My basic sweater book also suggests doing at least one lot of raglan increases every fourth row.






I'm enjoying the luxury of wondering what to cast on next. In the meantime, I've picked up the Finn wool jumper. I really need to finish this in the next couple of weeks if it's going to get any wear this season. I should be ready to start the V neck later today.